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The Collaborative is working with agencies and individuals to coordinate and integrate services for people with co-occurring disorders. See links below for more information about our Board of Directors and ongoing Committees.
CCSME 2006 Board of Directors
- Jerrold Bradley
- Don Burke
- Dorothy Farr
- Robert Fowler
- Mary Haynes
- Jeff Irving
- Judith Josiah-Martin
- Andrew Loman
- Simonne Maline
- Peter McCorison
- Gary McNeil
- Mary Jean Mork
- Elizabeth Simoni
- Steve Sherret
- John Spieker
The group functions as a forum for information sharing, knowledge dissemination, problem-solving, education, advocacy, planning and system change. The Committee's mission is to build local cross-system coordination, collaboration and communication between the Human Service and Criminal Justice systems, to improve service delivery to individuals with mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system, as well as i mprove public safety by enhancing service delivery.
Goals:
- To identify problems and solution of cross-system
issues
- To build partnerships and alliances among stakeholders
- To expand resources available to law enforcement,
corrections, legal community, and courts
- To ensure service delivery to persons with
mental illness involved in the criminal justice system
- To develop cross-training opportunities
- To increase communication and exchange of information
across systems
- To explore ways to create shared resources
and shared planning
- To build consensus around shared goals
- To provide education regarding mental health
and substance abuse needs in the community and how these needs are
perceived by all